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He said: "It was a very loud bang. We've not had a crash like this around here for years.

"I imagine the car would be written off but cars can be replaced. The driver was taken away in an ambulance so hopefully he will be OK."

Neighbour Helena Pilkington heard a noise and went to see what was going on.

The 38-year-old said: "We heard a loud bang and it appears as if the car hit one tree and then crossed onto the other side of the road."

The man suffered serious head and pelvis injuries in the collision before being taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival, ambulance staff discovered a car that had rolled over in the incident and one patient, a man, who had managed to get himself out of the vehicle.

“He was lying on the ground and it quickly became apparent he had suffered serious injuries in the collision.

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“Ambulance staff quickly began administering advanced trauma care before the man was anaesthetised by the doctor to stabilise his condition.

“The team then worked quickly to transfer the man to hospital on blue lights and sirens with medics having been pre-alerted to the arrival of the man, who at the time was said to be in a critical condition."

Staffordshire Police said they had investigated and were confident no other vehicles were involved in the accident, which took place between Fairhaven Grove and Diana Road.

A spokesman added: "We were called to reports of a road traffic collision on Birches Head Road at around 12.45am.